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<p>Public Health England (PHE) is leading on arrangements for enhanced screening for
Ebola which is being rolled out at Heathrow, Gatwick and St Pancras (Eurostar), and
Birmingham and Manchester airports thereafter. This screening will be for passengers
that Border Force officers identify as having travelled from Sierra Leone, Guinea
and Liberia or for those passengers who identify themselves to staff.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Screening is being implemented by PHE staff, who follow official protocols.
PHE has issued guidance to its staff and for professionals across other sectors, about
how to deal with a suspected case of Ebola. There are established and tested procedures
for transporting patients with highly infectious diseases to hospitals when required.</p><p>
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